Why Current A.I. Can't Be Conscious: It's not about predictive processing or the free energy principle; it's about the lack of self-organization and multiscale complexity that enable adaptability.

Authors

Michael Silberstein

Published in

The Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 49. Pages e363. Sep 17, 2026. Epub Sep 17, 2026.

Abstract

A.I. isn't conscious because consciousness requires properties that only biological agents possess, which A.I. lacks. What A.I. lacks that is relevant for consciousness is not predictive processing or the minimization of free energy. A.I. lacks embodiment, direct coupling with the environment, multiscale complexity, and self-organization, e.g., plasticity, degeneracy, robustness, and the properties that enable living organisms to be highly adaptive to environmental changes.

PMID:
42750527
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 17 Sep 2026.

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